Spanish Heart Transplant Registry. 31th Official Report of the Heart Failure Association of the Spanish Society of Cardiology.
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed)
; 73(11): 919-926, 2020 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:
The present report describes the clinical characteristics and outcomes of heart transplants in Spain and updates the data to 2019.METHODS:
We describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of heart transplants performed in Spain in 2019, as well as trends in this procedure from 2010 to 2018.RESULTS:
In 2019, 300 transplants were performed (8794 since 1984; 2745 between 2010 and 2019). Compared with previous years, the most notable findings were the decreasing rate of urgent transplants (38%), and the consolidation of the type of circulatory support prior to transplant, with an almost complete disappearance of counterpulsation balloon (0.7%), stabilization in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (9.6%), and an increase in the use of ventricular assist devices (29.0%). Survival from 2016 to 2018 was similar to that from 2013 to 2015 (P=.34). Survival in both these periods was better than that from 2010 to 2012 (P=.002 and P=.01, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
Heart transplant activity has remained stable during the last few years, as have outcomes (in terms of survival). There has been a trend to a lower rate of urgent transplants and to a higher use of ventricular assist devices prior to transplant.Palavras-chave
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Cardiologia
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Transplante de Coração
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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2020
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